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The ship arrived in New Zealand in May 2019. [18] Renamed, HMNZS Manawanui was commissioned into the RNZN on 7 June. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was the ship's sponsor. [4] At the time of commissioning it was intended that the ship would serve with the navy for 15 years. [19]
HMNZS Endeavour was a Royal New Zealand Navy Antarctic support vessel. She was the first of three ships in the Royal New Zealand Navy to bear that name. The ship was built in the United States in 1944 as Satinwood (YN-89) as a net tender of the Ailanthus class (but later redesignated as AN-76, a net layer) and transferred to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease in August 1944.
His or Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) is the ship prefix used to identify warships and shore facilities commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). It derives from "His Majesty's Ship" (HMS) used in the United Kingdom. The British monarch is also equally and separately the New Zealand head of state. Should the monarch be female ...
HMNZS Endeavour may refer to one of the following ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy named in honour of Captain Cook's Bark Endeavour. HMNZS Endeavour (1956), served as the Antarctic support vessel from 1956 to 1962; HMNZS Endeavour (A184), served as the Antarctic support vessel from 1962 to 1971
HMNZS Tui, formerly USNS Charles H. Davis (T-AGOR-5), was one of nine Conrad class oceanographic ships built for the United States Navy (USN), that later saw service in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Serving with the USN from 1963 to 1970, these ships were designed to perform acoustic experiments on sound transmission underwater, and for ...
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HMNZS Manawanui was a naval tug which was modified for use as a diving tender by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Originally intended for service with the United States Navy as a tug, the vessel was built in 1945 and transferred to the New Zealand Marine Department, which employed her in Waitemata Harbour before transferring the ship to the RNZN in 1948.
HMNZS Aotearoa (Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]), [a] formerly the Maritime Sustainment Capability project, is an auxiliary ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Builder Hyundai Heavy Industries delivered the ship to the Navy in June 2020, [6] and she was commissioned into service on 29 July 2020. Full operational capability was expected to be achieved ...